In the General Standards and Procedures section, it addresses the instructor doing a pre-assessment which applies to PADI referrals, instructor to instructor. There is no mention of the URP mentioned earlier. I would think most would not accept a non PADI trained diver directly into OW check out dives. I mostly deal with PADI instructors and don't know of anyone that has personally.
The pre-assessment can be used when verifying a divers OW level or fitness to move on to another course. Moving from 'pool' to open water does not fit as you describe.
The pre-assessment can be used when verifying a divers OW level or fitness to move on to another course. Moving from 'pool' to open water does not fit as you describe.